HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-12-19, Page 3Santa's knee is a welcome place for kids this time of year and Saturday, following
the Santa Claus Parade in Brussels Curtis (left) and Atlyson Bernard each sat on a
knee of the jolly old fellow. If Curtis was a bit hesitant, Allyspn was nonchalant
about the whole business. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bernard
Brussels.
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to a Striking Committee to divide
the remaining 14 trustees (the
chairman and the vice-chairman
are ex officio members) between
the two committees, Education
and Management. The slate for
these committees will be
presented at the inaugural
meeting 'which is set for January
14 at 7:J0 p.m.
Following the adjournment of
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toiesjogra. College
Centre
Provincial association
is acting for teachers
Whilethey were in unanimous
agreetnent that as teachers. they
Were concerned and interested in '
the education of the children they
taught and did not wish to see the
schools closed , more than a
hundred Separate School teachers
of the Huron Perth Unit attending
a meeting in the St. Columban
Roman Catholic Church Tuesday
evening reiterated their stand
that salary negotiations on their
behalf with the Huron Perth
Board could 'only be carried on
through their provincial
association.
The teachers sent a telegram to
the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
advising it that the provincial
association of the teachers
through Peter Murphy was
handling the salary negotiations
for them. The, Board was asked
also to advise Sister Audrey
Dumouchelle, Stratford,
president of the Huron-Perth Unit
of the Ontario English Catholic
Teachers Association, who sent
fhe telegram, whether the. board
would meet to negotiate with the
provincial team.
This telegram from the
teachers was sent in answer to
one from the Board which Sist er
Audrey had received that
morning. It 'said "the hoard's
negotiating committee • is
Available to meet with the local
negotiating committee of the
teachers to continue negotiations
so that a mutually acceptable
agreement can be reached". The
board said the committee was
Wins $50 in
fire draw
Harold Steffier of Brussels was
the winner of the Firemen's $50
cash draw on Saturday.
available to meet On the evenings.
of. December 12, 13, 18 and 19 if
necessary, at the Huron-Perth
Board office in .Seaforth.
Concerned , that the Board
might refuse to meet with Peter
Murphy of the provincial
association the teacher* agreed,
in that event, to send a telegram
to Hon. Thomas Wells of the.
Ministry of 'Education requesting
a mediator to settle the salary
dispute. They will them send as
well a telegram to the board
chairman requesting the board to
also ask for a mediator to settle
the salary dispute.
Prior to the start of the meeting
two retiresentatives ,of the
Ministry of Education met with
.the teachers' salary negotiating
team, Lorne. R. Smith,
Educational Officer, Supervisory
Services Branch of the Ministry of
Education, 'was -spokesman and.'
explained the legislation (Bill 274)
which Mr. Wells is proposing,
regarding the teachers' bargain-
ing rights. They answered
questions.
'The local negotiators expressed
their displeasure with Bill 274,
especially the sections that ruled
that resignations are void, and
secondly the compulsory
arbitration.
Following this the teachers
held their meeting to discuss the
legislation and the current salary
impasse. The teachers elected
Gary Birmingham of Stratford,
Communications Officer for the'
Huron-Perth Unit, to attend an
emergency meeting being held in
the Westbury Hotel in Toronto.
He will express the displeasure of
the teachers with Mr. Wells'
emergency legislation and
discuss a possible one-day walk-
out.
The teachers questioned ,‘
.whether the legislation .making
resignations void as Mr. Wells
proposed was legal.
the organizational meeting of the
board, there was a special
meeting of the board at 6 p.m.
when there was a presentation by
Warren Robinson of Goderich on
Dramatic Arts.
Mr. Robinson, assistant head',
of the English Department at. the,
Goderich District Collegiate, and
head of the dramatic arts
program, gave his Views of the
Dramatic Arts and portrayed the
course in an interesting way.
Speaking of drama in
conjunction with teaching
methods he said, "It is a.
hand-in-glove affair". He said
drama hi education is a tool to
promote interest and can be
used to teach every subject
from . English, Science to
' Mathematics,
Participation in draina to a
student not achieving .his full
potential or to a slow learner tan
be like "Dealing the kids a
winning hand, it giveS them a
feeling of confidence", he said.
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